Total Crime Rate

338.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 338.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.4 9/10
  • Other theft 40.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverside area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Marlow , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside (SL7 2AB) in the last 12 months was 338.8 per 1,000 residents and was 640.5% higher than the Marlow average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 155.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside (SL7 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Portland Gardens. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Portland Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft St Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Draymans Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlow Bridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Institute Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Riverside Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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